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Yılmaz Güney

Apr 01, 1937 - Sep 09, 1984 (47 years old) in Adana, Turkey

Yılmaz Güney was a Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor.

He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary, working class people in Turkey. Güney won the Palme d'Or with the film 'Yol' he co-produced with Şerif Gören at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982. He was at constant odds with the Turkish government because of his portrayals of Kurdish culture, people and language in his movies.

Known For

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Room 666
Self (voice)
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Law of the Border
Hıdır
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Zeyno
Murat
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Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
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Hope
Cabbar
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Sezercik Yavrum Benim
Çirkin Kral
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Krallar Kralı
Murat
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The Profiteers
Cesi
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The Father
Cemal
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Şeytan Kayaları
Ali

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